ANTD.VN - Due to a shortage of supply, pork prices have increased by 1.74% according to the statistics agency. Along with that, the price of food services outside the home has also increased.
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According to the General Statistics Office, the food price index increased by 0.41% in February due to high demand during the first holidays after the Lunar New Year.
Most notably, the pork price index increased by 1.74% compared to the previous month due to the impact of the epidemic, the consequences of storm No. 3 in 2024, many livestock farms have not been able to restore their herds, and farmers have focused on selling their pigs at the same time on the occasion of Lunar New Year, leading to a shortage of pork supply.
As of February 28, 2025, the price of live pigs nationwide fluctuated between 72,000-80,000 VND/kg. And on March 7, the price of live pigs in the Northern region continued to increase in most provinces and cities. Currently, traders in the North are purchasing live pigs at prices ranging from 75,000 - 77,000 VND/kg.
In the Central Highlands region, the highest price of live pigs is up to 82,000 VND/kg. Meanwhile, the highest price of live pigs in the South is up to 83,000 VND/kg. Live pig prices have not shown any signs of decreasing in the short term.
Along with the increase in pork prices, animal fat increased by 1.2%; animal organs increased by 0.86%; roast meat and ham increased by 0.83%; canned meat increased by 0.79%.
In February, along with the sharp increase in pork prices, the price of eating out, rental housing prices and transportation service prices increased according to consumer demand, which were the main reasons for the consumer price index (CPI) in February 2025 to increase by 0.34% compared to the previous month; increase by 1.32% compared to December 2024 and increase by 2.91% compared to the same period in 2024.
On average, in the first two months of 2025, CPI increased by 3.27% over the same period last year; core inflation increased by 2.97%.
Source: https://www.anninhthudo.vn/gia-thit-lon-tang-174-trong-thang-2-post605513.antd
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